Electrical switch



immensen onnomnn n. ooneonmon ol SOUTH onno- Applicaion -'led flugns 15,19:22. Serial 3F50. 582,:20.

ie 'i known limi; L @LooN i'nAe. o Citizen o u i To (aI/'Z whom it mayConcern of the. Unied Endes, iesidii'ig' ai: Roel: in the eoi'lni; ofYoriand @wie of lomi Carolina. ini/ve invented certain new and nee fnllnipmvemenls in Ele/siriani Siviclng and l do hereby declare he loloningio oe :i full, clear, and ennei- (leseripiion of die invention, suoli:is will enable others skilled in the url; to which it appertains iomake :ind use the slime.

This invenion relates lo new und nee`n improvements in electricalsivielies engl more perienlnrly to n Switch ednp'led io oe eonneeed with-lie heedlig'h'le of In veliiele for dimmingor reducing' ille liendlighswhen passing another iehiele., che main objec of the presene inventionbeing the provision of '.1 Switch or" this l'iaraeier adapted to helocated in close proximiy io the Clutch pedal ond to be engav'ed by thefoot of the operador when about 'to pass another vehicle so es io dim orreduce the flote of the headlights to avoid zieeiden's caused by theconstant glare of f headlight in the approaching portys eyes.

"l. nrher object of *Chis invention is die provieion of a fooi, operatedsn'ilfii located in Convenient po rtion for engngenien with theoperaoris loo and used in Connection with Athe ordiiary switchconirollingl he'heedlights of n motor vehicle so iliade 'the .lights mayhe dimmed or reduced by ii 0r if necessary, to retain liezn in e reducedstae/ the hand operated switch muy be ns-ilized until it is desired zoreturn the lights to iheir full strengli.

`Xd'lith the above and oher objees in View.l alle invention ('onsis's inthe novel fea'iuree of eonetrueion, combination and arrangement of parishereinafter more fully forth` poined ont in the elains find Shown in theaccompanying drawings. in which:

Figure l is o, diagrammatic view snowing my improved switch used withconnections 'for single bullo headlights;

Fig. 2 is'a similar View showing' 'the same used with eonneolions fordouble bulb headlights;`

Figi. 3 is a side elevation of my improved switch, and

Fig. ai is e vertical Sectional YJiew.

ln carrying out my inventionM lie im proved foot dimming vSwitch ispreferably localed lieti reen the hand switch ndice-ted of@ erator l;use his hands and includes in its construction, a liaise plete 3provided with l ,nding posts o which the connecting' wires are iifoohed,said wires having siiiziole vonneelion .vin the hand Svvicii l and lieliziitery This, hase member 3 is preferably lormed of compositionmateriel which is non-condnc'ive and provided with nn eliminer havingT:irre ged Lherein e cylindrienl easing; -provi d with perforaed ,s ailes upper end whereby suioiile iieiening means muy be inserted iiroughSuid ilzinnes for olliueliingz lie switch in wJosiiion upon -|die fooiloom-d of the vehicle. E2;- i'ending upwardly from alie :flanged portionS is ii Sleeve 9 having; a Cenral bore comnmnieziing; with :in opening'in lie 'iengged pf Lion 5i emnnninieating with the casing 7. lliiovehlevwilliin lliislbore and extending into i'he easing 'i' is :i pin l0, lieouter end of which is connected to die outer end of ,ine movable eenmember il, he inner end. oi" Said cup member ng* over the sleeve 9 :indmovable thereon.

A illonnte upon the inner end of the pin 1G or the end which projeei'sinijo the Casing 7, is :i collar l2 held in posi i hy Ineens of e mishei1S which is iii/Led on the inner end of the pin 1G. 'jliis coller 'l/Lis preferably formed of any sniable non-conductive Ino- 'erial andembedded Wil/hin portions of this Collar l2 at iis inner end is emetllic ring lll adapted to nerim-lhY engage the arcor-Jie eonieei poins1.5 of 'ille arms 16. These arms lo provided '-'ilh angular pon-'Lions17 adapted to he moiniiied upon the binding pools ias cle-Arly diseiosedin Fig'. li. so when the pin LU in irs normal position, als illnsiieedin Fin'. Li, ii Continuons Current will he supplied "to the headlightsfo pro

